A great afternoon spent at the UK's busiest railway station outside of london where we see services from London midland, virgin trains, cross country and arriva trains wales. Enjoy
hah, the 153+170 combo at the end being driven from the 153 😂 i know they've been running those 170+153s like that for years but didn't occur to me that they could be driven from the 153 end but makes sense lol...
The voyager is a 4 car DMU and the Super Voyager is a 5 car DMU that is capable of taking corners at a higher speed because it can tilt like the Pendolino
The Bombardier Voyager family (Classes 220, 221 and 222) are actually DEMUs; the Diesel engines act as generators for electric motors that provide the traction. There are DMUs (with conventional hydraulic transmissions instead of electric motors) that use the same engines (Cummins QSK19) directly, however. The Alstom Class 180 Adelante and the Siemens Class 185 Desiro. The former is notable for being the only 125mph diesel-hydraulic DMU.
+Louis Finlayson It depends on the station that you go to. For stations close to London I always ask for permission first, but most other stations I just start filming. Usually I'm in full view of the station staff so they can see what I'm doing
That arriva wasn't just for Aberystwyth it splits into two trains at Machynlleth so two carriages continue to Aberystwyth and two to the beautiful Cambrian coast line (which I recommend you check out) to a pwilli
Technically, all the Class 220 Voyagers and 221 Super Voyagers are owned by HSBC. Both fleets were operated by Virgin West Coast and Virgin Crosscountry, but the 2007 franchise changes saw Arriva Crosscountry getting all of the 220's and around half of the 221 fleet, while the other half of the 221's stayed with Virgin West Coast.
Have a pretty dim view of this station. It is too dingy, platforms are too small and I got lost one time when I actually got out of the station in the pouring rain. That was my impression of Birmingham.
Thats the unfortunate truth about Birmingham New Street, becuase it's so busy its very easy to get lost in the station. I know what you mean about the platforms being to small. When i got off my train i had to fight through a crowd of people
I've heard the pollution levels at New Street are hazardous because of all the DMU's belching out fumes in what is essentially an underground station, way too many diesels running under the wires.
I wouldn't have ever thought they were hazardous in all honesty. A lot of the diesel trains join the electrified section of the line just outside the station.
You don't need permission. I have been there twice now and never asked to film. The staff could see me at all times anyway so they knew what I was doing.
